Navratri Vaishno Devi — 11–20 Oct, Dussehra 20 Oct — Katra cabs at fixed fares — Book Navratri cab
A dedicated vehicle and a professional driver for 30 days, from ₹35,000 a month with 2,500 km and 8 hours a day included.
Short answer
A car with a driver for a month in Nainital starts at ₹35,000 for a sedan and runs to ₹60,000 for an Innova Crysta. Every rate covers 30 days with one dedicated vehicle and the same driver throughout, 2,500 km and 8 hours a day included — about 83 km a day, or roughly ₹14.0 per included kilometre on the sedan. Fuel, the driver and GST are in the rate.
Kilometres beyond the included allowance and hours beyond eight a day are charged at the published extra rate. Tolls, parking, state permits and the driver night allowance are at actuals. One vehicle and one driver for the full month, not a rotating fleet.
The same published monthly package applies in every city we serve. Each rate covers 30 days with one dedicated vehicle and driver, 2,500 km and 8 hours a day.
| Vehicle | Seats | Included | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedan (Swift Dzire or similar) | 4 | 2,500 km · 8 hrs/day | ₹35,000 |
| SUV (Ertiga or similar) | 6 | 2,500 km · 8 hrs/day | ₹50,000 |
| Innova Crysta | 6 | 2,500 km · 8 hrs/day | ₹60,000 |
Fuel, the driver and GST are included in the monthly rate.
Kilometres beyond the included 2,500 and hours beyond 8 a day are charged at the published extra rate.
Tolls, parking, state permits and the driver night allowance are charged at actuals.
One vehicle and one driver for the whole month, not a rotating fleet.
The rate is the same everywhere. What differs is how a car actually gets used here.
Boarding schools again — Sherwood, St Joseph's and others — and hotels around the lake and at Bhimtal. Then the Kumaon University community, fruit business from the Ramgarh and Mukteshwar belt, and tour operators running the lake-district circuit continuously through the season.
Short and slow. Bhimtal is 22 km, Sattal 23, Mukteshwar 50, Ranikhet 60. Kathgodam, the railhead and the single most frequent run, is 35 km of steep descent that takes an hour and a quarter. A local month sits around 1,200 to 1,600 km, comfortably inside the package; the hours are what get used.
The Mall around Naini Lake is vehicle-restricted in parts and entirely closed in the evening through the season, so the car works from the Tallital or Mallital ends. Parking is the binding constraint in Nainital and in peak season entry to the town itself is sometimes capped. Kathgodam is 35 km down; Pantnagar airport 70 km.
An Ertiga or Innova for the Kathgodam descent and the Mukteshwar and Ranikhet ridge roads. A sedan works for lake-district running in dry weather and is easier to park, which in Nainital is a real advantage.
April to June is the peak and the town genuinely fills — vehicle entry restrictions are applied on the heaviest weekends. September to November is better. School term boundaries and the Christmas week are the other concentrated periods.
A sedan is ₹35,000 a month in Nainital, an SUV ₹50,000 and an Innova Crysta ₹60,000. Each covers 30 days with one dedicated vehicle and driver, 2,500 km and 8 hours a day included, with fuel, the driver and GST in the rate. Kilometres and hours beyond those are charged at the published extra rate, and tolls, parking, state permits and the driver night allowance are at actuals.
Short and slow. Bhimtal is 22 km, Sattal 23, Mukteshwar 50, Ranikhet 60. Kathgodam, the railhead and the single most frequent run, is 35 km of steep descent that takes an hour and a quarter. A local month sits around 1,200 to 1,600 km, comfortably inside the package; the hours are what get used.
An Ertiga or Innova for the Kathgodam descent and the Mukteshwar and Ranikhet ridge roads. A sedan works for lake-district running in dry weather and is easier to park, which in Nainital is a real advantage.
April to June is the peak and the town genuinely fills — vehicle entry restrictions are applied on the heaviest weekends. September to November is better. School term boundaries and the Christmas week are the other concentrated periods.
Boarding schools again — Sherwood, St Joseph's and others — and hotels around the lake and at Bhimtal. Then the Kumaon University community, fruit business from the Ramgarh and Mukteshwar belt, and tour operators running the lake-district circuit continuously through the season.
The Mall around Naini Lake is vehicle-restricted in parts and entirely closed in the evening through the season, so the car works from the Tallital or Mallital ends. Parking is the binding constraint in Nainital and in peak season entry to the town itself is sometimes capped. Kathgodam is 35 km down; Pantnagar airport 70 km.
Yes. A monthly hire is one vehicle and one driver for the full 30 days rather than a rotating fleet, which is most of the reason people take a month rather than booking day by day — the driver learns the routes, the timings and the access arrangements in Nainital. If the driver needs a rest day or falls ill we provide a replacement for that period and tell you in advance wherever possible.
Tell us the dates, the vehicle and roughly how far you expect to travel each day. We confirm the car, the driver and the monthly rate before it starts, and there is no advance payment.
From ₹35,000 a month Available 24/7
This page was last updated on . Fares follow the published rate card; tolls and parking are extra at actuals.
